This special journal issue features 15 articles that provide a comprehensive overview of common travel-associated illnesses, highlighting the latest preventive, diagnostic and treatment measures that aim to address these infectious travel risks. Important aspects of travel-associated malaria,...

A common approach to malaria prevention is to follow the "A, B, C, D" rule: Awareness of risk, Bite avoidance, Compliance with chemoprophylaxis, and prompt Diagnosis in case of fever. The risk of acquiring malaria depends on the length and intensity of exposure; the risk of developing severe...

Many travellers fail to take malaria chemoprophylaxis, despite receiving pre-travel advice. This study examined whether non-adherence could be predicted from verbal communication in the pre-travel consultation, and whether non-adherence was related to the quality of clinician-traveller...

Improved data collection methods have produced a clearer picture of travel-associated health risks and at-risk travelers. Examination of the causes of mortality and morbidity has led to a change in emphasis on ways of reducing morbidity. There are unanswered questions that relate to the...

Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease, transmitted only in mammals. Terrestrial rabies, predominantly transmitted by dogs, is the most important rabies cycle threatening humans. The causative neurotropic virus is a negative-stranded RNA virus of the family Rhabdoviridae, genus Lyssavirus. This genus...

There has been an increase in both recreational and adventure travel to extreme environments. Humans can successfully acclimatize to and perform reasonably well in extreme environments, provided that sufficient time is given for acclimatization (where possible) and that they use appropriate...

Background: Existing travel health guidelines are based on a variety of data with underpinning evidence ranging from high-quality randomized controlled trials to best estimates from expert opinion. For strategic guidance and to set overall priorities, data about average risk are useful. The World...

Protection from the bites of arthropod (insect and acarine) vectors of disease is the first line of defense against disease transmission and should be advised in all cases when traveling abroad. Details are described of the main approaches for the prevention of bites, including topical or skin...

Global uptake of new vaccines shapes the epidemiology of infections, and in turn this changing epidemiology guides vaccine development. Once introduced, surveillance and monitoring of the impact of vaccines on disease and adverse events is vital for further development. This article reviews the use ...

Background: Numbers of travellers visiting friends and relatives (VFRs) from Europe to malaria endemic countries are increasing and include long-term and second generation immigrants, who represent the major burden of malaria cases imported back into Europe. Most recommendations for malaria...